Countertops & stonework in Linwood, NJ
Countertops in Linwood, NJ
Granite, quartz and marble countertops for Linwood's historic district homes and mid-century colonials along Shore Road and the bike path, from our Pleasantville showroom.
Or visit our Pleasantville showroom, open Monday to Saturday.
Linwood, NJ
Countertops for a well kept Linwood home
Linwood countertops go into a small, settled town that was built in two eras. The historic district along Shore Road, Maple Avenue and Poplar Avenue holds Craftsman bungalows, Gothic cottages and Victorian houses from the decades after 1880, when the town was still Leedsville; the rest of the city, out Oak Avenue, Central Avenue and Hamilton Avenue toward Bellhaven and Seaview, filled in between 1930 and 1970 with colonials, capes and ranches. The population has barely changed since, so almost nobody here is on a first kitchen. The older houses have had a kitchen added onto the back, usually in the 1980s, and the mid-century colonials have been through the oak cabinet remodel and are ready for the next one. The common Linwood project is a careful one: the kitchen opened to the family room, an island added where there was never room for one, a bath brought up to date, and stone chosen to suit a house the owners plan to stay in. The bike path on the old rail bed runs through the middle of it all.
We work with Linwood homeowners and the contractors and designers remodeling here, and because the showroom is ten minutes up the road, comparing stone in person and scheduling the template visit are easy. A Shore Road Victorian takes a different stone than a 1960s colonial on Oak Avenue, and we help you sort that out. Our countertop fabrication and installation page shows how a job runs.
Granite, quartz, marble and quartzite
Which stone for a Linwood kitchen
Granite countertops in Linwood
Granite suits the Linwood colonials that still have stained wood cabinets and a family that cooks every night. A grey or brown granite with some movement sits well with cherry and oak, and a honed black granite freshens a 1960s kitchen without a full gut. It takes hot pans and knives without a mark. Granite is porous, so a sealer gets refreshed when water stops beading, about once a year in a year round kitchen. On an L shaped run the one seam goes at the corner, laid out so the pattern carries across.
Quartz countertops in Linwood
Quartz is the pick for a Linwood kitchen that is going white. Engineered stone is non-porous and never sealed, so wine and tomato sauce wipe up clean, and the color is uniform from the island to the sink run. The soft whites and greys suit the painted shaker cabinets most Linwood remodels choose, and the long slabs mean a new island usually comes in a single piece. Keep direct heat off it with a trivet and it will look the same for years. It is the surface for a family that does not want to think about the counter.
Marble countertops in Linwood
Marble belongs in the Linwood historic district. A honed Carrara counter in the kitchen of a Shore Road Victorian or a Poplar Avenue bungalow looks like it was always there, and a matching vanity top and threshold in the bath carries it through. Marble is softer than granite and etches where lemon or vinegar sits, so it suits an owner who cooks carefully or likes the patina. For a busy family kitchen in a mid-century colonial we usually suggest quartzite for the same look with more hardness.
Quartzite countertops in Linwood
Quartzite gives a Linwood kitchen the veined white look of marble on a natural stone harder than granite, which makes it the island choice for owners who want the classic look and real durability. It resists scratches and etching far better than marble, the slabs are large enough for a long island without a seam, and it is sealed the way granite is. Because it costs more than most granite, many Linwood owners put quartzite on the island and a quieter stone on the perimeter.
What we do
Our services in Linwood
Besides countertops, Linwood homes come to us for marble vanity tops and shower thresholds that suit an older bath, full height slab backsplashes behind a range, stone fireplace facings for a colonial's family room hearth, and shower seats and curbs for a primary bath, often at the same time as the kitchen so the finishes coordinate.
Linwood
The right stone for a house you are keeping
Most Linwood projects are about bringing a good house up to date rather than flipping it, so the stone gets chosen for the long haul. In a historic district house that means a honed finish and a simple edge that suit the age of the rooms; in a 1960s colonial it means a lighter stone and a slab backsplash that make a compact kitchen feel bigger. We template to the real walls, which in both eras are rarely square, so the top fits tight and the result looks built in.
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The showroom trip
From Linwood to our Pleasantville showroom
From Linwood, Shore Road north takes you through Northfield and into Pleasantville, where it becomes Main Street; follow it to the Black Horse Pike, turn left, and the showroom is on the right in the building we share with Cabinets Direct. From the Oak Avenue and Central Avenue side, Mill Road across to Tilton Road and north to the Pike is just as quick. Either way it is about ten minutes, with parking at the door.
7034 Black Horse Pike, Pleasantville, NJ 08232Mon to Fri 10am to 5pm, Sat 10am to 2pm, Sun closed. Call (215) 626-1165.
Why Rye Marble & Granite
Why Linwood homeowners choose our showroom
Linwood homeowners use our showroom because it is close, because granite, quartz, marble and quartzite are all here to compare side by side under one light, and because our showroom team understands the difference between a Shore Road Victorian kitchen and a Bellhaven colonial. Estimates cost nothing, and the edge profiles are here to try against your cabinet door.
Good to know
Linwood questions
Can you template an older Linwood historic district kitchen with walls that are not square?
Yes. We template the room after the cabinets are set, so the top follows the real walls, and the back edge is scribed to old plaster where it needs to be. That is what keeps the counter tight to the wall without a wide caulk line.
How close is the showroom to Linwood?
About ten minutes, on the Black Horse Pike in Pleasantville, up Shore Road or Tilton Road. Stop in to compare granite, quartz, marble and quartzite in person and bring a cabinet door or a photo of the kitchen.
What stone suits a Victorian or Craftsman kitchen in Linwood?
A honed marble or a soft veined quartzite with a simple eased or ogee edge looks right in a house from that era. In a bath, honed Carrara is the classic. We hold samples against your cabinet door at the showroom.
Which countertop holds up best in a Linwood family kitchen?
Quartz or granite. Quartz is non-porous and never needs sealing; granite handles heat and brings natural pattern. Quartzite is the premium natural pick for an island that gets real use.
Can a 1960s Linwood colonial get an island?
Often, yes, once the kitchen opens to the family room. We look at the layout at the template visit, and the island stone usually comes in one piece. Where the room is narrow, a peninsula is the answer.
Do you do bathrooms as well as kitchens in Linwood?
Yes. Vanity tops, shower seats, thresholds and fireplace stone are regular Linwood work, often cut from the same stone as the kitchen so the finishes coordinate through the house.
Nearby
Stonework in nearby South Jersey towns
From the historic district to Bellhaven, Linwood kitchens start a short drive up Shore Road at our showroom. Northfield, Somers Point and Egg Harbor Township are just as close to the same door.
All towns: South Jersey service areas